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because I wasn’t even sure of what I wanted to do.” Gates said PLU offers unique benefits. “A lot of students joke about how small PLU is in relation to other universities, but in my opinion, that is such a huge advantage!,” he said. “I was able to be very engaged with athletics, clubs and professors to an extent that wouldn’t have been possible at other universities and, as a result, I was pushed and held accountable, which prepared me for life in the ‘real world.’” With his feet firmly on the ground

safe driving messages. Knudsen’s campaign featured a scratch off ticket showing the effects of driving under the influence. The ticket’s nine scratch off sections revealed the very real consequences of driving under the influence in witty and humorous ways to appeal to the audience. The campaign was designed using either research they had conducted or studies from other departments within the DOL. Their findings indicated these younger audiences could be drawn in by clever humor and would be

strategies, and the value of simply throwing out the rules now and then.It isn’t about Ideas, it’s about Solving ProblemsHBO was searching for a successor to its hit series The Sopranos when David Benioff and D.B. Weiss pitched the idea of Game of Thrones. The idea did not immediately scream success, especially since the network’s only real connection to the fantastical was True Blood, a show that was not as defining as they wanted it to be. The challenge was that they needed a show that could captivate

a TEDx talk than giving a lecture? Chavez: You have an hour and a half or 50 minutes to get a point across using lots of examples, but in this case you have seven minutes. You don’t want to miss anything, but at the same time you don’t have very much time, so it’s very different. You can make a mistake in an hour and a half because you can always come back to something. You can’t mess up in a TED talk when you have just seven minutes. Busick: In my lectures I get three and half hours to interact

have it this morning? Kory Brown: It’s usually a cold cereal buffet. I will bring out three or four boxes and pour little pieces or a little bit of cereal in there. Yes, I did have that this morning. Amy Young: A mixer of sorts. Kory Brown: Yes. Well, not all at the same time. I mean, I’ll have a small portion. Then, go to the next portion, get a little nice portion. Three or four bites of three or four different types of cereal. Yes, I did today. Amy Young: Have you ever had the mini boxes of all

September 1, 2009 I never thought I’d study abroad five times and graduate on time When Andy Guinn ’09 came to PLU, the extent of his international travels was a single trip to Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. That trip was just one week. Considering where he’s been since then – and the amount of time he’s been away – that hardly seems like a big deal. Since Andy arrived at PLU, he’s studied in Italy (twice), Tanzania, South Africa – plus a combined trip to Argentina

. McCarthy, a member of the varsity crew team from 2005-09 and recipient of the Frosty Westering Inspirational Award her senior year, has so many elite para-rowing honors that it’s hard to keep track of them all. She’s a three-time gold medalist at the Crash B Indoor Rowing Championship, three-time gold medalist and course record holder at the Head of the Charles Regatta, two-time national team member, and bronze medalist in the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea, among other

many things that we learn about in history books at school in a different light.”For example, the most shocking component of the trip was when the students visited two very different cemeteries, Dobies said. One was a confederate cemetery – green and beautifully maintained with nice tombstones and flowers – and one cemetery in which people historically buried African-Americans. “That was definitely a moment when I was like, wow, this is real,” he said. “Even the confederate grave was nice and kept

which words fail to express the extent of human compassion. Dr. Antonios Finitsis It took place in mid-August in the island of Chios, Greece. Chios is located in the central Aegean Sea, just 4.3 miles from the Turkish coast. It’s early afternoon in a grocery store across from Vounaki Park in the capital of Chios. Patrons are lining up for the cashier, and I am behind the person who is ringing up. We are all caught in our individual time bubbles. Some are rushing to finish shopping and get on the

. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She's concerned with bringing people together to solve problems. Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator, attended several South Sound universities, but earned her master’s degree in social science and human relations from Pacific Lutheran University in 1974. At the time of her attendance, Franklin was raising children, working and taking night classes. “At PLU, you get to see your professors, you get to see